Exception Reporting

Section 722 Section 722.142  Exception Reporting a) For LQG . 1)         A LQG that does not receive a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 35 days after the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter must contact the transporter or the owner or operator of the designated facility to determine the status of the hazardous waste. 2)         A LQG must submit an Exception Report to the Agency if the generator has not received a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 45 days after the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter.  The Exception Report must include the following documents: A)        A legible copy of the manifest for which the generator does not have a confirmation of delivery; and B)        A cover letter signed by the generator or the generator's authorized representative explaining the efforts taken to locate the hazardous waste and the result of those efforts. b)         A SQG that does not receive a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 60 days after the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter must submit a legible copy of the manifest to the Agency, with some indication that the generator has not received confirmation of delivery. BOARD NOTE:  The submission need be only a handwritten or typed note on the manifest itself, or on an attached sheet of paper, stating that the returned copy was not received. c)         A generator must comply with the requirements of subsection (a) or (b), as applicable, when a designated facility has forwarded a rejected shipment of hazardous waste or container residues contained in non-empty containers to an alternate facility using a new manifest (following the procedures of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 724.172(e)(1) through (e)(6) or 725.172(e)(1) through (e)(6)).  For generator compliance with subsection (a) or (b), when a designated facility forwards a shipment of rejected waste to an alternate facility, the following requirements apply: 1)         The copy of the manifest received by the generator must have the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the alternate facility in place of the signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility; and 2)         The 35-, 45-, or 60-day timeframes begin on the date that the initial transporter accepts the waste from the designated facility for shipment to the alternate facility.